Headteacher (0.2 Teaching Commitment)
Beckingham Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4QN14 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 September 2024
Latest start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
3 June 2024 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time: 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L7 to L13
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are children at the heart of your work? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, read on.
The Governing Body of Beckingham Primary School have an exciting opportunity for a new headteacher, with a 0.2 teaching commitment, to lead our well-regarded school and to build upon our existing strong foundations to develop the school even further.
This exciting opportunity has arisen due to the promotion of our Headteacher. The successful candidate will currently be a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or experienced Senior Leader.
They will act as an inspirational leader and exceptional classroom practitioner in a school where every individual is inspired to learn and achieve in a safe and caring environment. We are looking for an individual with a clear vision for the further development of our excellent and welcoming school.
We are a small rural school with a community focus and a nurturing approach, ‘Ensuring every child succeeds and THRIVES becoming a life-long learner, prepared for the world of tomorrow’.
We work hard to ensure ‘Every child at Beckingham Primary School THRIVES’ and this encapsulates the high expectations we have of everyone in our school community.
The children are keen to learn and love the opportunities that the staff provide them with. The opportunity to make a real difference to the children and their life-chances is awaiting the right candidate.
We are looking for someone to start in September 2024 or January 2025 who can build on the work of the current Headteacher and provide children with an exceptionally high-quality educational experience. If this sounds like your next step, you will need to be someone who:
- Inspires colleagues to be the very best that they can be.
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner and able to undertake a 0.2 teaching commitment.
- Provides expertise in primary practice and curriculum development.
- Is passionate about education and has children at the heart of all your work.
- Works with resilience, determination, integrity, and courage
- Brings a commitment to setting high expectations.
- Recognises the existing strengths of the school and areas for development.
- Has a strong commitment to inclusion, equality, and diversity.
- Understands the challenges of working in small schools with mixed year-group classes.
- Develops and nurtures positive relationships with pupils, staff, governors, and the wider school community.
What the school offers its staff
- Responsive pupils who enjoy coming to school, are well-behaved and eager to learn.
- An experienced and outward looking Governing Body.
- A successful school with potential for further development.
- CPD appropriate to your needs and potential.
- An environment where you can work in partnership with pupils,staff,governors, the local and wider community to encourage children to strive for excellence and aim high, laying the foundations for life-long learning.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school before applying. Please contact the school for an appointment on office@beckingham.notts.sch.uk or 01427 848 230
For details of how to apply please see the information pack.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to governors@nottscc.gov.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Beckingham Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 80 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Beckingham Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@beckingham.notts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01427 848230
Beckingham Primary School is a successful and friendly village school. Our vision is to be an inclusive school, at the heart of the community where everyone THRIVES, growing into confident, happy and successful learners, inspired to make a difference and be readily prepared for their future. 'Ensuring every child succeeds and THRIVES becoming a life-long learner, prepared for the world of tomorrow’.
Arranging a visit to Beckingham Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@beckingham.notts.sch.uk.
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